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NATIONAL
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E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
SUMMARY: Court records show writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The records show the payment was made Monday from an account where it had been held in escrow since the 2023 verdict. Her lawyer confirmed Tuesday that Carroll received it. Trump's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing to stop or reverse the payment. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld the verdict against Trump in the case, paving the way for the release of the money. The jury found Trump sexually abused Carroll in 1996, then defamed her after she spoke out in 2019. Trump denies the allegations.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtTrumpstLdWritethru/c02b153cdc88fe0dafbf5146a1be6be2/text___
Hundreds protest in Maine over the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by ICE
SUMMARY: Hundreds of people are protesting in Maine over the killing of a Colombian man by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. The protest Tuesday comes after federal officials appeared to shift their narrative about Monday's deadly encounter in Biddeford. The shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national, marked the second time in a week that ICE used deadly force. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says an ICE officer, “fearing for public safety,” shot and killed the driver. It happened as officers were watching a home of someone they believed was in the country illegally and has a final order of removal from the country. The officers involved didn’t have body cameras, leaving many questions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSICEShootingMainerdLdWritethru/73681fcf59fceb8b43b198ccaec554d3/text___
Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah. The move to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by about 90% unravels protections established by former presidents for areas with unique archaeological and historical features. It comes as Republicans under Trump have sought to drastically reshape the management of vast taxpayer-owned lands concentrated in Western states. Republicans have moved to expand oil and gas drilling, ramp up logging and remove habitat protections for imperiled species. The altered monuments had been designated under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law meant to preserve important sites. Democrats and conservationists warn of the disposal of treasured landscapes for commercial gain.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpNationalMonumentsthLdWritethru/69f14749f13a7ac6fb6ee07ce4cd84bf/text___
What to know about Trump's order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpNationalMonumentsWhattoKnowthLdWritethru/dfedb82f23c3d979dab1837ad3602a60/text___
Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay
SUMMARY: Minnesota prosecutors have obtained key evidence in their investigations into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The killing happened during protests against a federal immigration enforcement crackdown earlier this year. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Monday that her office now has hard drives with statements, police body camera video, and other evidence previously withheld by federal officials. Investigators also have Good’s damaged car. Moriarty expressed relief at having all the evidence. Investigators are currently reviewing the hard drives, video footage, and the physical car involved.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotathLdWritethru/21835226891f2a8d91710519b457031d/text___
Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
SUMMARY: The U.S. agency that oversees dozens of schools serving Native Americans is reporting more on-time high school graduations than ever. The Bureau of Indian Education says nearly 80% of high schoolers are graduating within four years. That's up from only half a decade ago. The Trump administration says it's committed to Native students. There's also been a push to correct how graduation rates are tabulated. Some BIE educators attribute the boost to local innovations. Still, tribal leaders fear that progress could be undermined by budget cuts and the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSNativeAmericanGraduationRatesndLdWritethru/35e798ad1f75bd20d723aaa30dd729ee/text___
Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 to get a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rules
SUMMARY: A judge has ruled that a Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, when he reaches the age of one of his victims. Lawyers for Robert Tulloch and the prosecution reached an agreement, avoiding a three-day planned resentencing hearing that was to begin Monday. Tulloch was automatically sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2001 stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that mandatory sentences of life without parole are unconstitutional for juveniles, and later applied that decision retroactively.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSDartmouthMurdersHearingthLdWritethru/09f9dd7868602151397ad8f60b829845/text___
Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida
SUMMARY: Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last. In June, the state put Dusty Ray Spencer to death for fatally stabbing his wife in 1992. At 74, he was the oldest person executed in the state's modern history. On Tuesday, Dennis Sochor is scheduled to die — he'll be a week older than Spencer was. And late this month, Dominick Anthony Occhicone faces the death chamber. The series of executions highlights the nation’s aging death-row population, as well as questions about delayed justice and the humanity of administering capital punishment to inmates who might soon die from natural causes.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSExecutionsOlderPrisonersstLdWritethru/16189279b53d328ca9579896ec761c6c/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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After Lindsey Graham's death, questions linger about aging politicians and health transparency
SUMMARY: The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is renewing focus on the country’s aging lawmakers. Graham had turned 71 just two days before dying on Saturday. The senator appeared to have been in good health but suffered a tear in his aorta. Meanwhile, in early June, former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons — revealed weeks later to be a fall. Graham’s death and the 84-year-old McConnell’s hospitalization come amid a reckoning about the nation’s aging leaders. Sen. John Cornyn says more health transparency may be needed.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSLawmakersAgingndLdWritethru/305740f6699ce4f6aa1adb81a8435cbf/text___
Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom
SUMMARY: Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One. The move is seen as a dangerous and brazen escalation in President Donald Trump's campaign against media outlets that run content that angers him. The subpoenas demand the reporters testify before a federal grand jury this week. The National Press Club and the Committee to Protect Journalists are among the groups calling the Republican Trump administration's subpoenas an assault on press freedom. The Justice Department says reporters are not the targets — but leakers of classified information are.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMediaNYTimesAirForceOnethLdWritethru/a1100f027095e07ffb5fbd1708e70942/text___
Supreme Court justices tell Congress their safety is at risk and more must be spent on security
SUMMARY: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has told lawmakers that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching on their personal and family lives. Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan testified to Congress on Tuesday, a rare event for members of the high court. They're seeking millions of dollars to enhance security as threats rise to the judiciary. Judges nationwide have faced increased violence and intimidation, including a fake swatting call to Barrett’s home in May.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSupremeCourtCongressstLdWritethru/a2ec46b8fa644ca66c331e19cd203b76/text___
Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term
SUMMARY: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham Nordone as her late brother, Lindsey Graham’s, temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate. Graham died at age 71 over the weekend. Nordone will serve the remaining months of his term, which ends in January. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Nordone will be sworn in Tuesday afternoon. A special election next month will determine the new Republican nominee for Graham’s seat. The open seat has sparked interest among South Carolina's conservatives. A special primary election is scheduled for Aug. 11, with a runoff on Aug. 25 if needed. The general election will take place on Nov. 3.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSLindseyGrahamSouthCarolinathLdWritethru/5ba55574ce6f087d56999abe3a7f9fdc/text___
Why it's so difficult for the US to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months. He's turned to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to peace talks and threats of destroying a “whole civilization.” But experts say that restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor to prewar flows would likely require a much bigger armada of U.S. warships if not tens of thousands of ground troops. Iran can still target vessels in the narrow Persian Gulf waterway with drones and missiles that have been hidden.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSControllingHormuz/f8d20baa977b2162ba235a1bbfd4246f/text___
Judge says Trump IRS lawsuit was filed for 'improper purpose,' refers lawyer for possible discipline
SUMMARY: A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred one of his attorneys for possible disciplinary action. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams on Monday amounts to a stinging rebuke of the Republican president’s lawsuit, characterizing it as an exercise in self-dealing in which he sued an entity that is effectively under his control. The suit concluded in May with a settlement agreement that created a since-abandoned $1.776 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the president, as well as immunity from tax audits.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpIRSthLdWritethru/61adebe5de8982eb214b30889ad4f251/text___
FACT FOCUS: Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death spurs false claims
SUMMARY: Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday night fueled baseless speculation on social media that his passing was the result of a criminal action. Posts falsely accused foreign powers of assassinating the South Carolina Republican. Others touched on broader conspiracy theories saying his travel schedule made it impossible for him to have died in Washington, or alleged that the FBI’s assistance of local authorities is proof of foul play. Graham was 71. He died following a tear in his aorta, according to a preliminary medical examiner finding shared by his office. An official cause of death will be disclosed after toxicological and microscopic testing.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSLindseyGrahamDiesFactFocus/5a9b75ffb00ec8435723f65e224b98f5/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Trump welcomes new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has welcomed Iraq's new prime minister to the White House. Ali al-Zaidi is a businessman with no political background who became a consensus candidate to be Iraq's next prime minister after the country's parliamentary deadlock. Trump has strongly backed al-Zaidi, with the Republican president calling al-Zaidi's leadership a "tremendous new chapter" for U.S.-Iraq relations. Al-Zaidi has focused on tackling corruption since taking office, arresting several officials. Al-Zaidi's visit Tuesday aims to strengthen economic ties and attract investment. However, discussions will likely include pressure on Iraq to disarm Iran-backed militias. A U.S. official says decisions will be based on Iraq's efforts to address this issue.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpIraqthLdWritethru/770f66fdda96ebfa7f45f32165e2b009/text___
Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses
SUMMARY: Ukraine’s air force says its air defenses intercepted five ballistic missiles launched by Russia in overnight attacks. It is the first time in nearly two weeks that Ukraine claims to have downed Russian ballistic missiles, which are hard to stop and have pummeled the country in Moscow's 4-year-old full-scale invasion. Other missiles and drones hit Kyiv, causing fires at two warehouses and damaging a school. The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday the attack targeted military manufacturing facilities in Kyiv. Ukraine is urgently seeking to bolster its air defenses ahead of winter. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues its long-range attacks on Russian targets, including oil facilities, as tensions persist in the ongoing conflict.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarrdLdWritethru/f38e07c64d4beba79ca145c3b4bb9510/text___
Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
SUMMARY: Officials say the death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30. Bangkok city officials say more than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition. The blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar, the city’s deadliest in 17 years, broke out late Sunday in a northern part of the Thai capital. Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt says he ordered the city’s administration to conduct a sweeping survey of such establishments to assess risks. He says the city will also step up enforcement of existing laws to improve safety standards. An investigation into the cause of the fire and whether the bar was following safety regulations is ongoing.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASThailandFirethLdWritethru/dd1d309ea2c1f91f9991ebf8d24e5e09/text___
Iran executes 2 Islamic State members convicted of armed rebellion
SUMMARY: Iranian state television says two members of the Islamic State group have been executed after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic. The report Tuesday identified the men as Mohieddin Abdollahi and Hossein Palani. It said they belonged to an Islamic State cell that formed after the group’s territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria and had planned attacks inside Iran.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIran/65c5c8d28e8cccd383473e7266274ba9/text___
Trump backs away from plan to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks intensify
SUMMARY: U.S. President Donald Trump has backtracked on plans to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz, saying Gulf countries would instead invest in the United States. Another wave of U.S. strikes on Iran, and Iranian attacks on shipping and U.S. allies, left an interim peace deal in tatters. That agreement was supposed to reopen a waterway that is key to world energy supplies and give negotiators time to hammer out a permanent end to the war. Instead, fighting has once again engulfed the region, threatened the global economy and brought warnings to commercial airlines.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/abd060c55feea216625689e57d8f76be/text___
FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz
SUMMARY: A focal point of the Iran war is increasingly about who controls the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway that for decades was a relatively safe transit route for Middle East oil and natural gas supplies. Iran says an interim ceasefire gave it the right to establish the terms under which ships traversed the strait. To exert control over the waterway and gain leverage in negotiations with the U.S., it has threatened and fired upon vessels that did not stick to its preferred route. President Donald Trump sought Monday to tip the scales by reimposing a blockade on Iran. He said the U.S. controls the strait and would charge fees for safe passage — essentially borrowing from the Iranian playbook.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFactFocusStraitofHormuzstLdWritethru/8df557699c900b29fb33172e6da7f3e9/text___
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US stocks hold steadier after inflation data, even as IBM plunges
SUMMARY: Stocks are holding steadier after a report showed U.S. inflation is getting less bad. Tuesday's gains came even though oil prices continue to jump on worries that the United States and Iran may return to all-out war. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 84 points and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.8%. Stocks got a lift from easing yields in the bond market, which fell following the better-than-expected inflation data. Chip stocks and other AI winners rebounded, while big U.S. banks reported stronger profits than expected. IBM was an outlier and fell sharply.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/6807d21c72974fbac48356f83eeebbce/text___
Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease
SUMMARY: U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, though much of the progress could be reversed if the Iran war keeps worsening. Prices dropped 0.4% in June from May, the largest monthly drop in four years, the Labor Department said Tuesday. On a yearly basis, inflation declined to 3.5%, down from a year-over-year gain of 4.2% in May and lower than many economists expected. Yet oil prices jumped Monday as the United States renewed attacks on Iran. And many Americans have soured on the economy after five years of elevated inflation, posing a risk to Trump and Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerPricesthLdWritethru/53d221aa918c466172af494ba7debc00/text___
Warsh says Fed has 'no tolerance' for high inflation but provides no hints on next move
SUMMARY: Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh pledged to make high inflation “a thing of the past” in his first congressional testimony Tuesday, yet provided no signal about the central bank’s next steps. Yet about half of the 19 members of the Fed’s interest rate-setting committee expect they will have to raise the central bank’s key rate by the end of the year to defeat inflation, while nearly half have penciled in no change or even a rate cut. Warsh faces a stiff challenge in reconciling the divided committee while navigating a rapidly-changing economic outlook.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalReserveWarshthLdWritethru/4a1da547d64ae3d54fba29161b213601/text___
Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates' foundation after Microsoft cofounder's Epstein ties disclosed
SUMMARY: Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He'll donate about $6 billion to four family foundations, but didn’t mention Gates. Buffett also said in his statement that he wants all of his remaining Berkshire Hathaway stock worth nearly $146 billion donated to charity by the end of 2034. Most of Buffett’s donations since 2006 have gone to the Gates Foundation. Buffett told CNBC in March that he hadn’t talked to Gates since before the Epstein files were released in 2025. They used to be exceptionally close friends. Gates denies any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSBuffettsBenevolencerdLdWritethru/d0f9386e71e0ad2568b27ca736c73351/text___
China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand
SUMMARY: China has reported its export picked up pace in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks to strong demand from the boom in artificial intelligence. The increase in exports in June was much better than economists had expected. Exports rose 19.4% year-on-year in May. The customs agency said Tuesday that imports surged 36% in June, stronger than May’s 27.4% year-on-year growth. China has been exporting more autos as well as tech-related products as the rapidly expanding adoption of AI boosts demand for semiconductors and other electronic equipment. The strength in export manufacturing has helped to offset weakness in domestic spending and investment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APChinaTraderdLdWritethru/29da1a43eba2961b57f6cfbe6f936e42/text___
12 states challenge Paramount's takeover of Warner, say merger would 'extinguish competition'
SUMMARY: Twelve states are suing to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. They argued in a lawsuit Monday that the $81 billion merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and lead to fewer choices for consumers across the U.S. The office of California’s attorney general is leading the coalition. It alleges that the proposed merger would lead to higher prices, lower quality, and less content for movies and the television landscape. Paramount maintains that merging with Warner will be good for competition. The company says it will “vigorously defend” the transaction.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APWarnerBrosthLdWritethru/ce87c4c10c956cbb5d98cdc7e954126b/text___
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An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
SUMMARY: An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau. Today two Alzheimer's drugs can modestly slow cognitive decline by clearing away buildup of a different protein, amyloid. But tau plays a role, too, and there are no tau-targeting drugs. Researchers at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference reported new findings Tuesday suggesting Biogen's experimental drug diranersen also might offer that benefit. The company plans a larger study to tell. It's one of multiple novel, but early-stage, attempts to fight the mind-robbing disease.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMEDAlzheimersNewExperimentalDrugsstLdWritethru/d58728ee8f7d9dfd9ec8de416cddd75d/text___
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No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
SUMMARY: Another round of sweltering heat is in store for much of the U.S. this week. The National Weather Service predicts that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week through Wednesday. Most of those will be overnight heat records. Health experts say that overnight temperatures that fail to cool down are even more dangerous than when daytime temperatures soar. Over the next few days, cities in the Midwest and Northeast known for more record-breaking cold are likely to see record-setting nighttime temperatures. Those include Fargo, North Dakota; International Falls, Minnesota; and Portland, Maine.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSClimateHighHeatndLdWritethru/fb7664f71743f71beca4ce7447562ca2/text___
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Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78
SUMMARY: Sam Neill, the elegant and versatile actor who moved from art films to blockbusters like “Jurassic Park” and “The Hunt for Red October,” has died at 78. He said he had a rare type of lymphoma in 2023. His family said he was cancer-free when he died Monday but the statement didn't give a cause. The New Zealand actor was one of a host of actors and directors who achieved international fame after an explosion of Australian films that began in the late 1970s. In addition to “Jurassic Park” and two of its sequels, his films included the thriller at sea “Dead Calm,” the period romance “The Piano” and the sci-fi horror “Event Horizon.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASENTObitSamNeillthLdWritethru/91f11b230d06771fb4680c0916b0c876/text___
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Baseball union head criticizes MLB salary cap ad campaign, says claims of economic woe are perverse
SUMMARY: Bruce Meyer, head of baseball's players' union, is criticizing management for its salary cap campaign. He argues the sport is thriving — attendance is up 1.2% this season — and calls the campaign misleading. Management proposed a salary cap in May, but players strongly oppose it. MLB's "Level the Field" campaign claims fans support the cap. The labor contract expires Dec. 1, and a lockout is expected. Meyer says teams can afford to compete but choose not to. He notes that other sports' unions accepted caps under pressure.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APBBOLabor/ea725c4679e5b4f9e6748afbd79f14db/text___
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